SQL injection in OpenEMR - CVE-2026-29187
Published: April 30, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128545
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-29187
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenEMR
Affected software:
OpenEMR
OpenEMR
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary SQL commands.
The vulnerability exists due to SQL injection in interface/new/new_search_popup.php when processing HTTP GET or POST parameter keys starting with mf_. A remote user can send specially crafted parameter keys to execute arbitrary SQL commands.
The issue is blind boolean-based and stems from using parameter keys as SQL identifiers without validating them as valid column names.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-29187
Install security update from vendor's website.